Photographed on assignment by @ciriljazbec for the current issue of National Geographic Magazine.
The desire to teach their children about computers drew these Samburu women to a classroom in a settlement north of Nairobi. They are learning about tablets—designed to withstand tough use—that connect to the Internet through a satellite and come preloaded with educational programs.
Technology now has arrived in isolated regions of Africa primarily in the form of relatively inexpensive cell phones.
This photo was also featured by the magazine’s photo editors in the best @natgeo photos of 2017. Follow more @ciriljazbec#tech#revolution#Africa#rising#new#story#education#tablet#technology#samburupeople#BRCK#Kenya

2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year Grand Prize Winner | Photograph by Jayaprakash Joghee Bojan (@jayaprakash_bojan)
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“A male orangutan peers from behind a tree while crossing a river in Borneo, Indonesia,” writes #YourShotPhotographer Jayaprakash Joghee Bojan. “Rampant palm oil cultivation threatens this critically endangered ape, forcing the normally arboreal species to resort to unusual behavior — such as wading through crocodile-infested rivers — in order to survive.”
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After over 11,000 photo submissions from around the world, @natgeo’s panel of judges has named Jayprakash Joghee Bojan as the 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year. The judges were impressed by how this poignant image spoke to the impact deforestation is having on the habitat of this critical endangered species. Check out our Instagram Story to read @natgeo’s interview with Bojan. Congratulations @jayaprakash_bojan!